colors galore

Summer road trips included Yellowstone en route to the homes of family and friends

water white

Summer travels took us river rafting with friends on the Arkansas in central Colorado

Turquoise

Benjamin and I snuck away to Tulum, Mexico for Spring Break. Tulum is about 2 hours south of Cancun and we stayed at an eco-resort with no electricity. We slept in a screen-sided palapa and woke to the sounds of surf and wildlife. Delightful.

Terrific Tulum

The Tulum Mayan ruins were spectacularly perched on a cliff at sea's edge. Fascinating to think of the Spanish sailing up the shore to encounter the lovely settlement!

OK, Santa, we're officially ready --

frosty white covering and all!

Back on the Slopes !

Benjamin and I have officially started our second season of snow-boarding. Our local resort, Eldora, opened this past week with only 3 runs -- but we only need one! We're working on reaching the threshold of snowboarding's steep learning curve any day now!

Beijing or Bust!

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Institution for Population Research at Peking University in Beijing. Several Chinese scholars working on the the associations between urbanization and environment presented their research at a symposium, co-sponsored by IIASA. The topics are so important, the trip was fascinating and I even had time for a visit to the Summer Palace!